Congratulations Eamon and Veri
Congratulations to NHD Philly students on their success at PA State History Day!
Eamon
Eamon Ronan from William Penn Charter School was awarded 1st Place in Senior Individual Documentary for his project Segregation at All Costs: Bull Connor and the Civil Rights Movement. Eamon’s teacher is Levan Payton. Eamon will compete in the National History Day contest held at the University of Maryland from June 14-18.
Veri
Veri (Youngmin) Seo from JR Masterman was awarded the PA Heritage Award for best paper on Pennsylvania history for her project Freedom Does Not Come Free: The Escape and Legacy of Oney Judge. The award is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania Heritage Society. Veri and her school received a cash award, a membership to the PHS, and her paper will be posted on the PHMC website.
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What Others Have Written
The Philadelphia cultural community is so proud of you and awed by your writing and analytical skills. We wish you the best in your competitions and your educational careers!
Justina Barrett, Philadelphia Museum of Art [05-19-2009]
Congratulations, Eamon and Veri! We are so proud of your accomplishments. Veri, I look forward to reading your paper online! Eamon, best of luck at nationals!
V. Chapman-Smith, Philadelphia [05-18-2009]
We are very pleased with the wonderful level of knowledge and analysis. As a local judge of Veri's paper on Oney Judge, I know the very high quality of this work.
Donald Smith, Christ Church Preservation Trust [05-18-2009]
Congratulations Eamon and Veri! Thanks to your work to illuminate history, all of us have a better understanding of and appreciation for the precious freedom we enjoy in America. Well done! Mary Hagy, Co-Founder, Lincoln 200 Bicentennial Festival, July 2-9, 2009, Independence National Historical Park
Mary Hagy, Philadelphia [05-18-2009]
Congrats to both of you on all of your hard work and your successes! Eamon- Thanks for all your help on my NHD paper for grad school that I did this past fall and good luck on Nationals!
Kelly Weber, Villanova University [05-18-2009]
Eamon and Veri--Congratulations on your awards. Your projects were outstanding and it is wonderful to have such accomplished young scholars representing us.We will be rooting for Eamon at Nationals!
Sharon Smith, Civil War Museum of Philadelphia [05-14-2009]
sharo [05-14-2009]
Congratulations to both of you! Eamon I judged your excellent documentary at the local level.... not surprised you're going to nationals. Best of luck to both of you! Sean
Sean Kelley, Easern State Penitentairy [05-14-2009]
Dear Veri and Eamon: Congratulations to you both on your successes with the state competion. And good luck to you Eamon in your next competition - go Philly!
Beth Bensman, National Archives at Philadelphia [05-14-2009]
Congratulations on your great showing at NHD Pennsylvania! Break a leg in Maryland for all of us back here.
Kim Andrews, NHD Philadelphia judge [05-14-2009]
Veri, Congrats! Having read your paper and shared some emails, I am delighted that you received the PA Heritage Award for your paper on Oney. It was nice to see your picture. Eamon, Congratulations to you for first prize. I wish you terrific success at the nationals.
Coxey Toogood, Independence NHP [05-14-2009]
Congratulations, Eamon and Youngmin! The NHD Philly community is proud of your accomplishments, and appreciates all of your hard work. Keep asking those tough historical questions! Eamon, best of luck to you at nationals - I'll see you there!
Ang Reidell [05-14-2009]